mindgames11
1 W
I have a 700c/28" dog of a cheap schwinn that I bought used with a (purportedly 1500w) direct drive motor running at 52v (4p battery. hailong style. this thing is fast. faster than I want to take it with how the bike is set up.
I finally took out this 250w 20 inch geared motor and the motor is only good for below 10 mph- the opposite of what I want the motor for. it feels like I'm working against the motor when I pedal over 10 or so mph. by the way, I only use throttle to modulate motor assistance. PAS is unnatural and dangerous feeling to me. Ive ordered a kt controller so I can mess with the parameters, in addition to seeing if the motor can handle 48v which I might try tonight.
I've been contemplating getting a DD front hub (there are MANY with cast wheels for under 200 on ebay. 420 rpm no load reported on the not too reliable page.). although i could be convinced to stay with rwd.
however, Im getting close to the cost of a bafang bbs02, which if I understand correctly is easier to switch between bikes since there's no wheel lacing involved.
I've never ridden a mid drive. utilizing the gearing, one should be able to get rather high top end speeds right? this is all for fast shots on flat ground.
can you suggest certain motors that I might want to look at (and where I might be able to source them china-cheaply)?
ive also got two single speed sprocket geared e bike hubs (36 and 52v, surplus from a bike share), and two scooter hub motors (350w at 36v and 500+ at 48v). wish I could figure something to do with those. maybe one of those odd friction drives, although the mechanical and mounts would likely be a pain.
speaking of likely to be a pain- re-winding a motor for a faster turn count is also probably not the most useful way to spend my time right? how many people do that and are happy with the results.
I finally took out this 250w 20 inch geared motor and the motor is only good for below 10 mph- the opposite of what I want the motor for. it feels like I'm working against the motor when I pedal over 10 or so mph. by the way, I only use throttle to modulate motor assistance. PAS is unnatural and dangerous feeling to me. Ive ordered a kt controller so I can mess with the parameters, in addition to seeing if the motor can handle 48v which I might try tonight.
I've been contemplating getting a DD front hub (there are MANY with cast wheels for under 200 on ebay. 420 rpm no load reported on the not too reliable page.). although i could be convinced to stay with rwd.
however, Im getting close to the cost of a bafang bbs02, which if I understand correctly is easier to switch between bikes since there's no wheel lacing involved.
I've never ridden a mid drive. utilizing the gearing, one should be able to get rather high top end speeds right? this is all for fast shots on flat ground.
can you suggest certain motors that I might want to look at (and where I might be able to source them china-cheaply)?
ive also got two single speed sprocket geared e bike hubs (36 and 52v, surplus from a bike share), and two scooter hub motors (350w at 36v and 500+ at 48v). wish I could figure something to do with those. maybe one of those odd friction drives, although the mechanical and mounts would likely be a pain.
speaking of likely to be a pain- re-winding a motor for a faster turn count is also probably not the most useful way to spend my time right? how many people do that and are happy with the results.
